MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQs) 1, Which of the following can make a parallel beam of light when light from a point source is incident on it? (a) Concave mirror as well as convex lens (b) Convex mirror as well as concave lens (c) Two plane mirrors placed at 90° to each other (d) Concave mirror as well as concave lens 2. Abu. (0) Concave mirror as well as convex lens 8. A 10 mm long awl pin is placed vertically in front of a concave mirror. A 5 mm long image of the awl pin is formed at 30'cm in front of the mirror. The focal length of this mirror is : | (a) - 30cm (b) - 20 a (c) -40cm @ —60cm3 Ann. (b) — 20 cm §, Under which of the following conditions a concave mirror can form a real image larger than the actual object? (a) When the object is kept at a distance equal to its radius of curvature (b) When object is kept at adistance less than its focal length (© When object is placed between the focus and centre of curvature (d) When object is kept at a distance greater than its radius of curvature Ans. (c) When object is placed between the focus and centre of curvature | 4. Given the figure, shows a ray of light as it travels from medium A to medium B. Refractive index of the medium B relative to medium A is : Fig. 10.1ve (©) V2 Ans. (a) V3/ /2 5. A light ray ente; The refractive ji (b) J27 Ja (d) v2 rs from medium A to medium B as shown in figure 10.2) Medium B Medium A: index of medium B relative to A will be : . Fig. 10.2 (a) Greater than unity (b) Less than unity (c) Equal to unity (d) Zero Ans. (a) Greater than unity 6. Beams of light are incident through the holes A and B and emerge.ou' of box through the holes C and D respectively as shown in. tht figure10.3. Which of the following could be inside the box? ) A ot} ) 8 : ; ot a ‘ (a) A rectangular glass slab Fig. 10.3 (©) Aconcave lens (@) A prism Ans. (a) A rectangular glass slab 7. A beam of light is incident through the holes on side A and emerges out of the holes on the other face of the box as shown in the figure 10. Which of the following could be inside the box? A B A 10 Box’ (a) Concave lens (©) Prism Fig. 10.4 (b) A convex lens 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 (b) Rectangular glass slab (d) Convex lens‘Ans. (d) Convene 8. Which of the following statements is true? (a) A convex lona hax 4 dioptre powers having a focal length 0.25 m (b) A convex lens has —4 dioptre powers having a focal length 0.25 m (c) Aconcave lens has 4 dioptre powers having a focal length 0.25 m (a) A concave lens has —4 dioptre powers having a focal length 0.25 m Ans. (a) A convex lens has 4 dioptre powers having @ focal length 0.25 m 9. Magnification produced by a rear view mirror fitted in vehicles. (a) is less than one (b) is more than one A ‘ 2 (©) is equal to one 4 (@) can be more than or less than one dependirig upon the position of the object in front of it Ans. (a) isless thanone | 10. Rays from Sun converge at a pojnt 15 ¢m in front of a concave mirror. Where an object should be placed so that size of its image is equal to the size of the object? (a) 15 cm in front of the mirror (b) 30 cm in front of the mirror (©) Between 15 cm and 30 cnr in front of the mirror (@) More than 30 cm in front of the mirror Ans. (b) 30 cm in front of the mirror . 11. A full length image of a distant using : (a) A concave mirror (b) A convex mirror (©) Aplane mirror (d) Both concave as well as plane mirror ‘Ans. (b) A convex.mirror 12. In torches, search lights ‘and headlights of vehicles the bulb is placed : (a) Between the pole and the focus of the reflector (b) Very near to the focus of the reflector (c) Between the focus ‘and centre of curvature of the reflector (d) At the centre of curvature of the reflector ‘Ans. (b) Very near to the focus of the reflector 13. The laws of reflection hold good for : (a) Plane mirror only (&) Concave mirror only (c) Convex mirror only . @ All mirrors irrespective of their shape Ans. (@) All mirrors irrespective of their shape 14, The path of a ray of light coming from air passing through a rectangular glass slab traced by four students are shown as A, B, C and D in figure 10.5. Which one of them is correct? tall building can definitely be seen by ggFig. 10.5 @aA ) B @c . @D Ans. (b) B 15. You are given water, mustard oil, glycerine and kerosene. In which o} these media a ray of light incident obliquely at same angle would bent the most?, (a) Kerosene (b) Water (© Mustard oil (d) Glycerine Ans. (d) Glycerine . 16. Which of the -following ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light incident on a concave mirror as shown in figure 10.6?" ee FA Pp Fig.C Fig. D (a) Fig. A (b) Fig. B © Fig.C - (d) Fig. D Ans. (a) Fig. D| 17. Whiol lin j ined ray diagrams is correct for the ray of light ’ lent on Aw low whown in figure 10.7? fp t | Fig. 10.7 Fig. A Fig. B = F th V Fig. C : Fig. D. | (a) Fig. A o Fig. B j (© Fig: @ Fig. D Ans. (a) Fig. A’ rs 18. A child is standing in front of a magic mirror. She finds the image of.her head bigger, the middle portion of her body of the same size and that of the legs smaller. The following is the order of combinations for the magic mirror from the top. (a) Plane, convex and concave " (b) Convex, concave and plane (©) Concave, plane and convex (d) Convex, plane and concave Ans. (c) Concave, plane and convex 19. In’ which of the following, the image of an object placed at infinity will be highly diminished and point sized? (a) Concave mirror only (b) Convex mirror only (©) Convex lens only 4 (@ Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens Ans. (d) Concave mirror, convex mirror, concave lens and convex lens 20. The refractive index of transparent medium is greater than ‘one because: (a) speed of light in vacuum < speed of light in transparent medium (b) speed of light in vacuum > speed of light in transparent medium (©) speed of light in vacuum = speed of light in transparent medium (@) frequency of light wave changes after refraction ‘Ans. (b) speed of light in vacuum > speed of light in transparent medium 21. Two plane mirrors are at right angles to each other. A man stands between them and combs his hair with the right hand. How many images will he be seen using his left hand? (a) None * ()1 © 2 (d) 3 Ans. (d)’32. An object is placed at ov TS ROR OPNRINGES \ focal length 20 em. 4 distance of 40 em In mirror ; The ima, , (a) virtual and spect ima produced i; () real and erect (©) real, inverted (@) real, inverted Ans. (c) real, inverted and of the same size of object and of small size of object real, and of the same size of object 28. A dice is placed with one of its edges parallel to thé principal ax between the Principal focus and centre of curvature of a concave mirr( Then the final image has the shape of : (a) cube (b) rectangular parallelepiped or parallelogram © barrel shape (a) spherical Ans. (b) rectangular parallelepiped or parallelogram 24. Two adjacent walls and the ceiling of a rectangular room are mirr surfaced. The number of images of himself that an observer sees are (@3 (b) 9 : ©6 @8 Ans. (©) 6 25. If an object is placed symmetrically between two plane mirrors, inclin at an angle 72°, then total number of images formed will be : @5 () 4 : ©@2 (4) infinite Ans. (b) 4 26. When a plane mirror is rotated through a certain angle, the reflect ray turns through twice as much and the size of the image is : (a) doubled (b) halved : J (©) became infinite (@) remain same Ans. (d) remain same . 27. A beam of light incident on a plane mirror forms a real iméige reflection. The incident beam is : (a) parallel beam (b) convergent beam (c) divergent beam. (d) none of these’ Ans. (b) convergent beam . 28. A plane mirror is placed vertically facing due north. An arrow point north-east is kept just in front of this mirror. In which of these direct will the arrow point in this'image ? (a) North-East (b) South-East. (c) South-West (d) North-West Ans. (b) South-East 29. If image formed is erect on keeping object near by mirror and thai inverted while away from: mirror then mirror will be : (a) concave (b) convex (©) plane (d) convex or plane ~Ans. (a) cone $0. Focal length of a plane mirror is (a) zero (©) 25cm Ans. (b) infinity 31. Focal length of concave mirror is (b) infinity (@ - 25cm 10 cm. Its radius of curvature will be : (a) 10cm (b) 20cm (©) 30cm (a) 40cm Ans. (b) 20 cm $2. Power of a convex lens of focal length 1m will be : (a) -1D ~ () #2D @+iD. (a) +1.5D Ans. (c) +1D 33. Magnification produced of an image formed by plane mirror is: (a) 1-. . b) Jess than 1 (©) more than 1 . (d) infinity Ans. (a) 1 34, Which is not correct? (a) Light is electromagnetic wave (b) Light travels in straight line (©) Light is transverse wave (d) Light is longitudinal wave Ans. (a) Light is longitudinal wave 35. The power of a convex lens is 5D, its focal length will be : (a) +50 cm (b) -50 cm (© +20cm (a) -20 D Ans. (c) +20 cm . water and glass with respect to air are < and 3 36. Refractive index of respectively. RL of glass with respect to water will be : 4,3 S45 ” iE ) 2 w(5-4). oe) 3.4 Ans. (@) ( 7 4) 37. Which has wider field of view ? (a) Plane mirror (©) Concave mirror Ans. (b) Convex mirror 38. Speed of light in air is 3x 10® m/s, while speed of light in a substance os is 15 a 10° ms, then R.I. of substance will be : (a) ) 5 0.5 Ans. (d) 2 o @ (b) Convex mirror (d) Convex lens— ‘ rontre are 1 Pand that of image hal m anata ‘The ratio of image height to object heigt em and 80 © wil bes (b) more thar 1 1 : . (© less than 1 (@) infinity ‘Ans. () less than 1 i ris ir want. lay 40. Refractive index of glass with respect to air 18 > RL. of air j will be : 3 y 4 a 2 @= | > > ©3 4 | 2 Ans. (c) 3 41. Multiple images are formed by a thick plane mirror. Which of th following is the brightest of all the images? (a) First (b) Second (© Third (@) Fourth ae | Ans, (b) Second 42. The focal length of a convex mirror is 12 cm. The radius of curvature ¢ this mirror will be : . (a) 6cm (&) 12cm (©) 18cm @) 24cm Ans. (d) 24cm 43. The refractive index of glass is maximum for : (a) red colour (b) yellow colour (©) violet colour (d) green colour Ans. (c) violet colour 44. The magnification of a virtual image of an object placed 0.2 m apar from a lens is 0.5. The nature of lens maybe: ~~ (a) concave lens of focal length 0.1 m (b) concave lens of focal length 0.2.m ” (©) convex lens of focal length 0.1 m (d) convex lens of focal length 0.2 m Ans. (c) convex lens of focal length 0.1 m . 45. What will be the nature of the image formed of an object which is place: between infinity and pole of convex mirror'? (a) Behind the mirror, between P and F and virtual and erect (b) Behind the mirror, between P and F, virtual and inverted (c) In front of mirror, real and erect (d) In front of mirror, virtual and erect Ans. (a) Behind the mirror, between P and F and virtual and erect 46. Oa length of convex lens is 25 cm, its power in dioptre is : a, b) 5 (©) 6 ’ Ans. (a) 4 hiaee le . .——— 47. "THO TOT TANGA NMONVOR TF Iw 80 ohn VHeRtH power Will be! (@) +9) ) -2D () ~ 09D (ad) +0.2D Ans. (a) #3 D 48. ‘The powor of a concave lens whose focal length is 60 cm, will be : (a) +2D (b) -2D (©) -0.2D Ans. () —2D @) +02D 49. What will be the refractive index of air with respect to glass if refractive index of glass with respect to air is 1.6, then : (a) 0.76 (6) 0.67 © 15 . @67 Ans. (b) 0.67 : u 50. An object is placed at 10 cm infront of a plane mirror then the distance of image from mirror will be : (a) 5em (b) 10-cm (©) 20cm (@) Ocm Ans. (b) 10 cm 51, The radius of curvature of a concave mirror is 15 cm then its focal length will be : (@) -15 cm (b) -7.5 em (©) + 30cm (@) +7.5 cm Ans. (b) -7.5 cm . 52, If a ray of light incident or fall at the interfacing of two media, normally then its angle of refraction will be : (a) 0° (b) 45° (©) 60° (d) 90° Ans. (a) 02 . 53. Relatoinship between focal length f and radius of curvature R of a spherical mirror is : : (a) f= 2k @) f=k / a3 d) f= = | Of=F @ =p R | Ans. (c) f= ¥ ~~ 54. In which mirror the ima: of an object formed is always small, erect and virtual ? . (b) Convex mirror (a) Plane mirror (d) None of these (©) Concave mirror Ans. (b) Convex mirror